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CTyankee

(67,068 posts) Thu Aug 28, 2025, 04:35 PM Aug 28

Anybody here in Assisted Living? [View all]

We are considering going into a Masonicare residency with independent living but with an eye on assisted living when that becomes necessary. The residence has transportation to doctors' appointments as part of their service to you as a resident.

My question is about our car, which we currently lease. The lease is not up until May 26, 2027. We use it less and leas since I now have groceries delivered and don't need the car except for doctors' appointments.

Has anyone here faced this issue with folks in their families or who may be in assisted living already?

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Anybody here in Assisted Living? [View all] CTyankee Aug 28 OP

We are in a Catholic Charities independent living situation that will evolve into assisted care too. We have kept..... FadedMullet Aug 28 #1

I'm all for it but the issue is having the car when the living facility provides for transportation to doctor's appts. CTyankee Aug 28 #4

We keep the car because it is nice to help others. FadedMullet Aug 28 #8

Do you still drive? bamagal62 Aug 28 #2

We lease our vehicle, we don't own it. And we might have to switch docs anyway as ours will be too far away for CTyankee Aug 28 #5

It's one thing to choose to stop driving... Trueblue Texan Aug 28 #10

When my dad moved into a senior apartment complex he still had a car, Ocelot II Aug 28 #3

I have relatives Marthe48 Aug 28 #6

My wife, an RN, has worked with and for AL homes. multigraincracker Aug 28 #7

We will check with them. They might have had this problem arise before. CTyankee Aug 28 #9

My parents moved into my brother's guest house. That was their "assisted living." hunter Aug 28 #11